Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology

The Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology brings together scientists from diverse backgrounds (natural sciences and humanities) with the aim of investigating the history of humankind from an interdisciplinary perspective using comparative analyses of genes, cultures, cognitive abilities, languages and social systems of past and present human populations, as well as those of primates closely related to humans.

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Bonobos react negatively to inequity

Comparative Cultural Psychology

Bonobos refuse to participate when faced with unequal rewards, reinforcing the highly contentious debate about…

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Animal behavioral diversity at risk in the face of declining biodiversity

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How understanding animal behavior, including tool use, can shed light on human behavior and culture

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First ancient genomes from the Green Sahara deciphered

Archaeogenetics

A new study reveals a long-isolated North African human lineage in the Central Sahara during the African humid…

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Archaeogenetics

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Comparative Cultural Psychology

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Evolutionary Genetics

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Human Behavior, Ecology and Culture

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Human Origins

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Linguistic and Cultural Evolution

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Primate Behavior and Evolution

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Research Groups

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IMPRS

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Former Departments

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